cobaltite

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noun

A rare gray mineral, a mixed sulfide and arsenide of cobalt and iron with chemical formula CoAsS; it is an ore of cobalt.

OriginEnglish cobalt ← German Kobalt ← Middle High German *holt →
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Meanings

nouncobaltite (countable and uncountable, plural cobaltites)

plural cobaltites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA rare gray mineral, a mixed sulfide and arsenide of cobalt and iron with chemical formula CoAsS; it is an ore of cobalt.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cobaltine

Origin

  1. Middle High Germankobe
  2. Middle High Germanhold
  3. Middle High German*holt
  4. GermanKobold
  5. GermanKobalt
  6. Englishcobalt
  7. Englishcobaltite

From cobalt + -ite.

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Translations

Finnish kobolttihohde, koboltiitti
  • kobolttihohdemineral
  • koboltiittimineral
German Cobaltit
  • Cobaltitmineral
Russian кобальти́т
  • кобальти́т (kobalʹtít)mineral
Swedish koboltglans
  • koboltglansmineral
Tagalog kobaltina
  • kobaltinamineral
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APA

cobaltite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cobaltite

MLA

“cobaltite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cobaltite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cobaltite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cobaltite.

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